Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question:
Tom was encouraging by my success. He decided not to quit his work.
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A.
Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. -
B.
Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. -
C.
To be encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work. -
D.
That he was encouraging by success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
Tom is encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his job.
= A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit.
Shorten the cause clause:
Full form: Because he was encouraging by my success
Short form (passive sentence): Encouraged by my success
=> Type B, C
Option D: That + clause => noun clause => the sentence still lacks the verb => type
Choose A
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